Import iPhone SIM Contacts

Import contacts from your SIM to iPhone (finally!!)

Kiran Konathala • November 28, 2007 • 2 min read

Update : Starting iPhone firmware 2.0, Apple solved the SIM import issue by neatly integrating into the iPhone officially! Look for the option under Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendar -> Import SIM Contacts

Apple did a terrible job with SIM contacts – why wasn’t it not implemented when an independent developer can release that for free! Anyways, Apple did a great job with iPhone sans installer. Till SIMport was released, the only option we had to import SIM contacts were to either use an other phone – > Upload contacts Yahoo! Go/GooSync Contacts and so on… all of them needed another phone to do so but not anymore. You can now import SIM contacts to your iPhone just like that!! Insert the new sim in your iPhone, activate it using iNDependence/iBrickr/iDemocracy in case it reports for a foreign SIM!

How do we install it??
Launch installer.app and look for iFon International packages. If it is not found, go to sources(top right) -> add source -> install.ifon.no and save!! Now you should be able to install SIMport. You are all set now 🙂

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Update : A new shinier looking app (iSIM) for doing pretty much like SIMport was released recently. Though GUI and automation is good in this app – steer away from it unless you have some bucks to spare! It ain’t free. SIMport is the way to go!!

165 Discussion Comments

  1. kiran i know this option is avaiable but im running a t-mobile chip in it so i had to use this program but i got fed up witing for a solution so i added them in 1 by 1…thanks for you help do you know a source for the parking lot game i really want it

  11. hey…kiran..how r ya…me n my hubby…v both got iphone 3g…i wanna import my contacts to iphone. i kinda googling it..though…i found ur isim thng.. but u know wat.mine z cdma..so how to import contacts frm cdma phones(LG ENV and blackberry 8830 world edition)) to iphone 3g??? .tths will b real big help 2 me..thnx…

  13. hey guys i am a new user of i-phone and i don't know how to show my sim contacts on i-phone, i know it's a simple thing but i don't know how to make that, can any one help me

  20. Привет. Возникла проблема – прикупил я электродрель на магазин ру
    А она сломалась у меня в тот же день – гарантии практически никакой не дали. Просто почта пришла с коробкой, а там все на китайском. Прописал в торговый центр данный, дали ответ, что обращайтесь в сервис центр, но у меня ни документов на руках нет, ничего. Как можно приструнить этот онлайн магазин? Есть ли некие компетентные органы, что писать. Куда писать, кому писать. Ошибся, да, надо было в торговом центре нормальном купить, но нужной мне модели просто не было, да и подешевле в интернет-магазине. А вот теперь сижу у разбитого корыта. Подскажите, что делать.

  21. Ok, there is no need to install any new APP. I have an Iphone 3Gs (not sure if it's the same procedure for Iphone 3G). All you have to do is: Go to Settings, select Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Scroll down, and there is a "import SIM Contacts Option. and VOILA! You can reach me @ pacino21@go.com if you have any questions or comments 🙂

    1. Hi Anthony,

      I tried the following method to import contacts from SIM to i-phone many many times but it didn't work, despite retrying after switching off my i-phone and back on. Pls help. Thanks.

      Go to Settings, select Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Scroll down, and there is a "import SIM Contacts Option

      Clara

    3. well nice way to discribe i was un happy i could not see my contacts when my iphone 4s come from apple i saw this message it sorted it very quicklly so it is the same as the iphone 4s

  22. How add your sim contacts to the iPhone. This feature is already built in.
    You can. Go to:
    Settings > Mail/Contacts/Calendar.
    Select 'import SIM contacts'

    Restart your iPhone and attempt again if this does not work the first time.

    Kind Regards,
    Sunny S Sandhu
    (London)

  23. hey i want to put my iphone contacts onto the sim so i can put the contacts onto my new blackberry…how do i copy the contacts onto the sim? i cant seem to add isim or simport :S help please!!

    1. I would suggest using Google.com/sync

      Sync your contacts from iPhone to Google and then use Google.com/Sync
      for BlackBerry. This way you have a copy of Contacts and SIM contacts
      are limited anyway…

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